DUBAI — Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) has repaid all critical debts it had accumulated, routinely servicing a 250 bln rubles ($3.4 bln) debt now, Chief Executive Officer of Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec Sergey Chemezov told reporters on the sidelines of the…

DUBAI — Russia’s latest S-550 missile defense system will feature an extended target detection and missile range, which will be able to intercept any targets, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told reporters on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow.

“This is work that never stops and will carry on being …

TAIPEI — The construction of Taiwan’s first indigenous submarine reached a new phase Tuesday (Nov. 16) with an official “keel-laying” ceremony.

While submarines do not have a keel, the term, which is common in shipbuilding, was used to refer to the completion of a connection between the tower-l…

The island of Taiwan will reportedly usher in new progress on several types of weapons and equipment, including the island’s first indigenous submarine prototype, F-16V fighter jets and an advanced supersonic jet trainer. However, no matter how the island develops or purchases arms, the great dispar…

The military-industrial complex “has more tentacles than an octopus,” and its “dimensions are almost infinite.” So wrote Sen. William Proxmire in his excoriating 1970 book Report from Wasteland. He described the military-industrial complex (i.e., the deep interconnection of the military, politicians…

BEIJING — The 2021 Dubai Airshow officially kicked off at the Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World Center, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on November 14, local time. China’s aviation industry brought a series of key military trade products to the exhibition this year, fully showing the innov…